waste away
verb
wasted away; wasting away; wastes away
: to become thinner and weaker because of illness or lack of food
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Orion's toilet uses air flow to pull solid and fluid waste away from the body and into containers.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
The Artemis 2 astronauts use foot restraints to help stay in place while using the toilet, which uses airflow to draw solid waste away from the body and into a collection device.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The group grew physically weak, wasting away until there was little left of their corporeal selves but skin and bones.
—Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Others plow my street and take human waste away.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
The Artemis 2 astronauts use foot restraints to help stay in place while using the toilet, which uses airflow to draw solid waste away from the body and into a collection device.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The group grew physically weak, wasting away until there was little left of their corporeal selves but skin and bones.
—Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Others plow my street and take human waste away.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Waste away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waste%20away. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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